Daily Republican., 1887-07-08
NEWS SUNNI AIRY.
Lightning and Dynamite-A Chinese
Massacro-Fire In the Bius Mountains

lightning and Dynamtte-A Chinose
l Massacro-Fire In the Bius Mountains
-Qaebeo's Fire. -.
On Wednesday evening lightning
struck the wire conneoed with the dy
Mantle cartridges placei In the holee
drilled for blasting as Shaft g on the
new aqueduct, New York causing their
premature explosion In both the north
and south headings of the tunnel, and
killing . laborer named Stranker. The
men In the tunnel had just been called
away whom the explosion took place,
otherwise the loss OF life would have
been large. The wire was disconnecteo
with tho battery ct the top OF the shaft
when the lightning struck it.
It 10 reported from Idaho Territory
that number Of Chinese camps along
tho Snake river have been ra:dea by In
ldiAns or whites, and that 30 or so Chine
men have been killed. The motive Of
the raids WAS robbery. Many mutilatoi
bodies Of Ohinsnen have recently been
seen floating down the river; four or
Eve we're found together . few days ago.
No informatio on the subject has been
recei we'd In Washington.
Daring . storm on Wednesday night,
IlightniOg fred the dry timber on the
Il AouAboAnot bo8h 1bOSAibks N Shhn
more than 5G0 Aores were burned over.
Az Ku,stown, Peter Klins's barn, with
its contents were destroyed by light.
lining. Loss $4,000. At WeisenburRh,
Lehigh County, Zaegle's church was
fstruck by lightning and consumed
Loss $4,000. Hundreds OF aoreB of corn
were washed out by the heavy rains.
The hre in the citadel at Quebec, on
Wed nesday night, started in stable
SAttsobed to the barracks, and caused 3
loss estimated st Sl60,000. There was
IQuito panic for some time among the
reasdsn,s in the vicinity OF tho citadel,
and feeling OF alarm throughout the
lofty, owing to q fear that the dam SIS
might reach the powder magazines.
. The Supreme Court of Missouri On
Thursday overTuled the motion for re-.
hearing In the case of Brooks, alias
Max well. sentenced to be HANGED on
! August 18th for the murder Of Q. Ar.
|. thur Preller. A reprieve has been
, ,iazapted until August Goth. Meantime
the defence will appeal to the Sup-em;
IOourt Of the United States.
81 The New York Daily News says thai
Q Archbishop Corrlgan has forwarded to
DIR. MoGlynn . formal notice OF bis ex
! comm unication from tie Catholic
Z Church. A notice TO this effect, with
!: an explanation Of its bearings on Catho
7 lies generally, will be read in tht
churches OF the diocese ne1t Sunlay.
ssl C,el. MoElroy and Alexander Re
otn!cb, horse trainers Of Lebanon, Hon
!, }tucky, having Quarreled, each resolved
!, Ito kill the other on sight They met
|. lon We'd dnesdsy, and mcElroy, who
Y L -, -, 10 h,r al ial rbri
,'Igun, killed his antagonist.
Il The Governor of Maryland yesterday
a Isjgned the death warrant OF JohI
4 Thomas Ross, oolored, convicted of thu
I murder OF Emily Brown, whose body
!. lie sold to q medical college. Ross is
y Ito be hanged on August 26.
,sI A specis telegram to the New Yorl
ei Mall says that the recent picnic Of Dis
d Itr let Assembly No. "A, OF Chicago, 0
d. which DIR. McGlynn was the ohief 81
OF traction, resulted in loss of $1,000 t
N the assembly.
IN Reports from different points In tn
ID Connellsville coke region on Thursda
IN show that the strikers were returnin
or TO work In considerable numbers, On
g. 1t is believed nearly all will be at wor
within few days.
The National Rubber Works at Bril-
tol, Il. l., owing to the large amount c
ID manufactured goods on hand, hav
$ suspended operations for an indefnit
o. time, throwing out Of employment l2O
~ hands.
III The strike at No. 8 colliery Of tn
! Kingston Goal Company, near wilkes
= barre, was compounded on Thursda.
evening, and the men have returned t
a work. The points ut issue are TO be sI
bitrated.
o.t A severe wind storm visited Carlisl
n iand Jacksonville, Arkansas, Wedne,
p tday afternoon. At Carlisle the Bapti'
@. Church and several other building
" were demolished. No loss Of life Is ri
ported.
OIL Near wilmiuQto North Carolina
,e Thursday morning, Alfred Soyke.
1t farm hand, shot and killed a ma
u. named Mills, superintendent OF Il
farm, who had discharged him the ds
before.
Il The State Department has been at
~ vised that Two deaths supposed to ha'
W been caused by cholera occurred
n- Palermo, Italy, on Wednesday,.
th Matthew Kennedy, the principal
the fur robbery as Cleveland, Ohio,
h said TO be In custody in Lansing, Mici
NC igan.
~ ~ Summer cholera is more prevalent
Il. Montresl this season than for MAI
a, dren is alarming.
tsI Three new cases of fever and o,
es death was reported Thursday In Kt